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Michael Busch or Brendan Donovan

Who Should I Start? - Week 8 • Start New
Michael Busch

Michael Busch

1BChicago Cubs CHC
Brendan Donovan

Brendan Donovan

LFSt. Louis Cardinals STL
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Busch over Donovan

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Michael Busch
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Donovan over Busch

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Brendan Donovan
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Performance Michael Busch
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.235124.3500.47116
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.214136.2670.405113
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Brendan Donovan
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.190114.3200.33306
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.180256.2550.340013
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Michael Busch
OWN
70%
-5.39 compared to last week
START
47%
-8.95 compared to last week
OWN/START Brendan Donovan
OWN
32%
-3.61 compared to last week
START
26%
-2.6 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Michael Busch
17th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Brendan Donovan
45th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Michael Busch

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 18th among 1B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 16th.
  • The current leader among 1B's is Josh Naylor
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 221st in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.301
  • Ranked 332nd in batting average with 0.228
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 366th with 0.291
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 133rd with 0.451
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 195th with 0.742
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 563rd with 1
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 346th in RBI with 23
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 347th in runs scored with 24
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.085, OBP: +0.069, HRs: +5, RBI: +13, Runs: +12, Wlks: +5, Stls: EVEN,
Breakdown Brendan Donovan

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 45th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 30th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is doing better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 446th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.254
  • Ranked 292nd in batting average with 0.234
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 312th with 0.302
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 320th with 0.369
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 322nd with 0.672
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 731st with 1
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 344th in RBI with 24
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 354th in runs scored with 27
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.068, OBP: -0.066, HRs: -6, RBI: -12, Runs: -30, Wlks: -19, Stls: -5,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Michael Busch

No Injury Reported

Injury Brendan Donovan

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Michael Busch
DateOpponentResult
May 13@ATLRay KerrL 2-0
May 14@ATLChris Sale
May 15@ATLCharlie Morton
May 16VS PITJared Jones
May 17VS PITPaul Skenes
May 18VS PITBailey Falter
May 19VS PITMitch Keller
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.200013.3850.30014
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Brendan Donovan
DateOpponentResult
May 13@LAAKyle LeahyW 5-10
May 14@LAAReid Detmers
May 15@LAAGriffin Canning
May 17VS BOSBrayan Bello
May 18VS BOSKutter Crawford
May 19VS BOSNick Pivetta
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.250001.4000.25001
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Michael Busch
12.88
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Brendan Donovan
11.81
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Michael Busch
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2023 LAD 46 12 2 9 7 1 8 .167 .247 .292 66
2024 CHC 41 34 7 21 20 1 13 .252 .316 .474 108
ON PACE 158 131 27 81 77 3 50 .252 .316 .474 416
3-YEAR AVG 46 12 2 9 7 1 8 .167 .247 .292 66
Career 87 46 9 30 27 2 21 .222 .292 .411
Career Brendan Donovan
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2022 STL 118 101 5 53 43 2 54 .278 .387 .377 343
2023 STL 101 91 10 47 31 5 33 .280 .361 .409 302
2024 STL 40 33 4 18 19 0 15 .213 .298 .355 123
ON PACE 158 130 15 71 75 0 59 .213 .298 .355 486
3-YEAR AVG 110 96 8 50 37 4 44 .279 .375 .392 323
Career 259 225 19 118 93 7 102 .267 .361 .386
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ARI vs CIN 09:40 EDT EST Slade Cecconi
Hunter Greene
ATL vs CHC 07:20 EDT EST Chris Sale
Jameson Taillon
BAL vs TOR 06:35 EDT EST Kyle Bradish
Chris Bassitt
BOS vs TB 07:10 EDT EST Nick Pivetta
Aaron Civale
CHW vs WAS 08:10 EDT EST Erick Fedde
Mitchell Parker
CLE @TEX 08:05 EDT EST Ben Lively
Jack Leiter
COL @SD 09:40 EDT EST Cal Quantrill
Dylan Cease
DET vs MIA 06:40 EDT EST Reese Olson
Ryan Weathers
HOU vs OAK 08:10 EDT EST Ronel Blanco
JP Sears
KC @SEA 09:40 EDT EST Michael Wacha
Logan Gilbert
LAA vs STL 09:38 EDT EST Reid Detmers
Sonny Gray
LAD @SF 09:45 EDT EST Gavin Stone
Keaton Winn
MIL vs PIT 07:40 EDT EST Joe Ross
Quinn Priester
MIN vs NYY 07:40 EDT EST Chris Paddack
Carlos Rodon
NYM vs PHI 01:10 EDT EST Jose Butto
Aaron Nola
Matchup Time
DEN vs MIN 10:30 PM EST
IND @NY 8:00 PM EST
Matchup Time
BOS @FLA 7:00 PM EST
EDM vs VAN 9:30 PM EST